The dirty dozen : toxic chemicals and the earth's future / Bruce E. Johansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johansen, Bruce E. (Bruce Elliott), 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organochlorine compounds--Environmental aspects.

Organochlorine compounds.

Persistent pollutants--Environmental aspects.

Persistent pollutants.

Organochlorine compounds--Health aspects.

Persistent pollutants--Health aspects.

Physical Description:

ix, 297 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Summary:

This important study examines the history, industrial uses, and harmful effects of the twelve most commonly used organochloride chemicals.

Contents:

1. Persistent Organic Pollutants: The Basics 11

2. "We Feel like an Endangered Species": Toxics in the Arctic 47

3. CFCs, Global Warming, and Ozone Depletion 77

4. The Chemical Industry, Nonwhite Communities, and the Third World 107

5. Belugas with Tumors: The Toxic Toll on Animals 133

6. End of the Line: The Dirty Dozen and Human Health 165

7. Toxic Barbie? Not Your Great-Grandmother's Estrogen 199

8. Solutions: Public Policy Issues 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-289) and index.

ISBN:

0275977021

OCLC:

50403785